✧ Blog ✧
My ramblings in written form.
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Art from November 2024
At the beginning of the month I continued the work I did with my character lineup, I took the one I did to study shape language and then blocked out the silhouettes that each made. From there I went back and forth making changes to the sketched out lineup and the silhouettes until I liked…
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Parasociality and Audience Expectations
Recently I’ve noticed more discussion online around the relationship between artists and their audience. It’s ranged from discussing celebrity culture and parasociality, to talking about whether an artist has an obligation to speak out on political issues, to the unspoken trust and social contract between artist and audience. There’s been a lot of heated debate…
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Art from October 2024
I’d like to start keeping track of the art I’ve worked on each month going forward, so this is my first post covering my art from this past month! I’ve noticed my energy goes through a cycle of highs and lows when it comes to making art, so I’m hoping these posts can also help…
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Long Awaited Death: Three Boss Themes about Hope
The three games I’ll be looking at- Bloodborne, Hollow Knight, and Nine Sols- all have a lot of similarities. They’re all souls-like games with multiple endings, each with wonderfully intricate worldbuilding, incredible musical soundtracks, and in-depth lore. But I think the most significant similarity between these games is that the tragedy of the story has…
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Some Scattered Thoughts on Social Media Platforms
There were several factors that led me to making my own website – like I mentioned in my first blog post on here a big factor was briefly loosing my Tumblr account, the only social media I was really having much fun with anymore. But even if just for myself, I’d like to talk about…
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Why I Made This Website
Back in May 2023 I realized dejectedly that my Tumblr account hadn’t been visible to anyone for months, after one of my friends told me she my account wasn’t visible when she tried sending me a message. I contacted support, and whatever the issue was they resolved on their end. Then a few months later…